Post your Poker stories

Is Poker like life? Or is life like poker?
Have you ever won, only to lose? – Or lost all, only to come up trumps?

Welcome to the ‘poker stories’ blog.

What’s it all about?

Whilst creating a performance at Northern Stage in which a man tells a tale about poker, people started to tell us their own stories, anecdotes and experiences of the game of poker.

Four Men and a Poker Game looks at what happens when you think you can keep winning; regardless of the consequences. You could see it as a story about capitalism – especially at the moment!

We are collecting stories, true tales, tall tales, anecdotes and accounts about big wins and great losses in the world of poker – or the game of life.

So, will you take risks in today’s economic climate?
Are we living our lives like a game of chance?
Have you ever bluffed your way through a situation, with a poker face?

Do you use the following phrases in conversation?
Winner takes all / Coming up trumps / Bluffing / Going all in… Or are there other poker phrases you use in everyday life?

You don’t have to be a poker player to contribute – but just someone with a story to tell!

We are giving away some pairs of free tickets to the Friday and Saturday performances at 9.45 pm – if you send your contact details to info@metisarts.co.uk when you send your story, we will enter you in the draw. The winners will be informed by the 10th November.

Everyone who submits a story will be invited to a launch for the exhibition at Northern Stage, which will combine stories with the history of poker.

You can email us your story – info@metisarts.co.uk – and we will post it in the blog – or just paste your story into the comments section below (don’t forget to email us your contact details if you want to win a free ticket)